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"Why have you moved companies so often?" is a question I sometimes get.
1) I have itchy feet and I like adventure
2) The harsh reality is that in order to move my career forward I& #39;ve had to aggressively hop roles in order to climb the ladder
1) I have itchy feet and I like adventure
2) The harsh reality is that in order to move my career forward I& #39;ve had to aggressively hop roles in order to climb the ladder
For those of y& #39;all who& #39;ve been promised repeatedly that you& #39;re doing great work, but the promotion and new title never seems to materialise?
Seriously consider changing companies, if it& #39;s a possibility.
Seriously consider changing companies, if it& #39;s a possibility.
I have been really fortunate that in my case moving countries was also an option. Community & Support roles of any real seniority in gamedev are still fairly rare. Being able to say & #39;fuck it, moving to NZ/Germany/Canada& #39; has been invaluable.
Only once in my entire 15 year career have I received an actual promotion without moving companies. Literally every other forward movement in my career has come from aggressively pursuing new roles when it was clear I would not move forward at the current one
I negotiate as a general rule. Some of those negotiations have involved my title. You can absolutely negotiate your title! It& #39;s often one of the easier things to get a company to agree to!
If there& #39;s an offer on the table, negotiate!
A company that takes it poorly, or in some way retaliates is not a company you want to work for regardless.
A company that takes it poorly, or in some way retaliates is not a company you want to work for regardless.
The hopping around is mostly understood within gamedev, but it& #39;s been interesting to see the reactions when I& #39;ve looked outside of games. People are shocked that 1-2 years is considered a pretty good run at any given company.
Off of that, *always* take the recruiter call. ALWAYS. I don& #39;t care how happy you think you are right now, if there& #39;s more to learn at the current role, etc. Take the call! The best opportunities don& #39;t wait until it& #39;s convenient for you, they ambush you.
